FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried sentencing

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried faces sentencing Thursday in New York federal court for a massive fraud conspiracy that led to the collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange and a related hedge fund. Federal prosecutors want Bankman-Fried sentenced to between 40 to 50 years in prison. His defense team asked Manhattan federal court Judge Lewis Kaplan to … Read more

Trump hit with gag order in NY hush money case after slamming judge

A judge on Tuesday imposed a limited gag order on Donald Trump ahead of his criminal hush money trial in New York. Trump’s statements about various figures involved in the case “were threatening, inflammatory [and] denigrating,” Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan said in a court order. “Such inflammatory statements undoubtedly risk impeding the orderly … Read more

Trump hush money trial will start April 15, judge rules

Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom at a hearing in his criminal case on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star in New York City, U.S., March 25, 2024.  Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Jury selection in the criminal hush money trial of Donald Trump will begin on April 15, … Read more

Trump claims to have about $500m cash as he fights fraud appeal bond

Former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks after exiting the courtroom as he attends his Manhattan courthouse trial in a civil fraud case in New York, October 18, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Donald Trump on Friday claimed to have nearly half a billion dollars in cash — after his lawyers said he doesn’t have … Read more

Don’t trust Trump’s ‘impossible’ appeal bond claims, attorney general tells judges

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he arrives at a Manhattan courthouse trial in a civil fraud case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James against him, his adult sons, the Trump Organization and others in New York City, U.S., October 4, 2023.  Mike Segar | Reuters If Donald Trump were … Read more

Rudy Giuliani should sell $3.5 million Florida condo, creditors claim

Rudy Giuliani, the former personal lawyer for former U.S. President Donald Trump, arrives at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. District Courthouse in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 15, 2023. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Creditors want to force Rudy Giuliani to sell his $3.5 million Florida condo to help pay his significant debts, according to a … Read more

Trump Georgia election special prosecutor quits, salvaging case after judge’s order

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks at a press conference next to prosecutor Nathan Wade after a grand jury brought back indictments against former President Donald Trump and his allies in their attempt to overturn the state’s 2020 election results, in Atlanta on Aug. 14, 2023. Elijah Nouvelage | Reuters Special prosecutor Nathan Wade … Read more

Trump hush money prosecutor open to trial delay of one month

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks during a news conference at his office in New York City on Feb. 22, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Thursday told a judge that he does not oppose postponing the start of the criminal hush money trial of former President Donald Trump by … Read more

Judge dismisses several counts against Trump in Georgia election case

Judge Scott McAfee presides over a hearing regarding media access in the case against former US President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendents, at the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 31, 2023. Arvin Temkar | AFP | Getty Images A judge on Wednesday dismissed six counts in the Georgia criminal election interference case … Read more

Former president of Honduras convicted in U.S. of aiding drug traffickers

Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez testifies during his trial on U.S. drug trafficking charges in federal court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., March 6, 2024 in this courtroom sketch.  Jane Rosenberg | Reuters Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was convicted Friday in New York of charges that he conspired … Read more